Filling-machine for bottle-caps.



l PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907. H. A. OLSSON.

FILLING MACHINE FOR BOTTLE CAPS. APPLIQATION FILED JUNI: 6,1907.

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PATBNTED NOV. 26, 1907.

H. A. OLSSON. FILLING MACHINE POR BOTTLE CAPS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1907.

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No. 872,079. PATENTBD NOV 26, 1907.

EL A. oLssoN.

FILLING MACHINE FUR BOTTLE CAPS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1907.

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UNrTEn sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

FILLING-MACHINE FOR BOTTLE-CAPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application filed June 6, 1907. Serial No. 377.550.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. OLssoN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, New York, county of Kings, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Inprovements in Filling-Machines for Bottleaps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its objectto provide improved means for inserting a disk of treated paper or the like, in a bottle cap, such as the crimped bottle cap, and also inserting a stopper disk, such as a cork disk, on top of the paper disk, and forcing both disks down into the cap; to form a gas tight closure for bottles, especially carbonated and effervescinn liquids. o

. .'[n the drawings is illustrated one embodiment of my invention, in which.

Figure 1 is afront elevation partly in section. Fig. 2 shows a section on line 2 2 indicated in'Fig. 4. Fi 3 is an end elevation. Fig. litis a section on ine 4-4 shown in Fig.

' 1. Fig. 5 shows the can, collet and cork disk. The invention broadly stated comprises a die block supported above a table, alon Which the caps are fed; an annular die punclgi for cutting paper disks from a strip, which punch has its bore enlarged at the u er -art or-top; intowhich bore compressi e isks or Stoppers of cork or the 'like are fed; and a plunger that forces the cork disksl downv "through the bore of the unch, reducing their diameter, and on -top of) the aper disk, that will usually lodge in the die and both disks are forced down the 'e block aperture into the cap positioned on the table. Heretofore, the pa er disks or collets were out by a die plate an punch and forced down into the crown ca s; then the caps were advanced or shiftedp along the table under -a chute, and the cork disks forced down throufrh this chute by a plunger into theca s With the collets already placed therein by t 1e cutting punch. Thus, two separate devices, and two sequential operations were necessar With the present invention, the paper col ets are cut by a tubular die. unch, working into a die'plate aperture, elow which the crown cap is fed; and the cork disks are fed into'the tubular die unch that cuts the collets, and as soon as t e collets are cuty bv the punch, a plun er working in the tubular punch, is broug t down and forces the cork 'disks down through the tubular punch on E top of the collets, and boththe collet and lock a erture;

disk are forced down into the cap; without shifting the cap for a second operatlon; and 1n a very rapid sequence, ell'ectmg a great -saving of time in the operation. And by such an organization, the cork disk following the collet downinto the ca it is absolutely certain that the collet will )e stripped from its cuttingl punch, and that each'cap will have a collet located under the cork therein.

In the construetiornillustrated in the drawings, on a table 1, is mounted a support 2, having a Vbearing 3, in which rotates a shaft 4, carrying a cam disk 5, provided with a cam slot. A block 7, is supported above the table by a bracket 8, and has a vertical bore 9, in which slides a tubular punch member l0. A roller 11, on the u vper extension 12, of the punch member ric es in the cam slot 6, of the disk 5; by which the punch is vreciprocated. The' punch has a reduced 'annular' cutter 13, at its lower' end, that enters a short distance into the opening 14, in a die plate 15, fast on the table. A strip of thin material, such as paper treated with resin, is fed at intervalsbetween the unch and die plate and a disk `or collet 17 1s cut thereb \1 when the-punch descends. A crimpedcap 18, is fed along the table by suitable means, beneath the a ertlure in the die plate 14, and the collet 17 if)it should drop would fall into ythe cap as soon as cut, but is likely to adhere to the wall of the die plate bore, by the friction of the resin thereon.

The cork disks 20, are lfed by suitable means into the tubular punch member 10, and are forced down through it by a suitable plunger 21, sliding in the bore 22 of the punch. A connecting rod 23, is pivoted to the cam disk 5 at 24, and also to the plunger 21 b which means the plunger is reciprocate The punch member 10, and the plunger 21., are timed so that the punch is first moved down to cut the collet, and then the cork disk that is fed into the tubular punch, is forced down through the punch by the plunger 21; and the latter moves down far enough to force the disk and collet down through the die late and into the cap, and both are driven ard into the' cap, at one operation. Thereupon, both the punchand the plunger' are moved up to their formerposition, to permit anew -cap to be fed under the die plate, and the strip of paper to be advanced to have another collet out therefrom; and also for another cork disk to be fed into the tubular punch.

' .liSince the: cork disk is lusuallyiof the same i p diameter as the collet, the bore of the tubular punch at its lower cutting end will be of smaller diameter than the collet, accordl A ing to the thickness ofthe punch wall. lf this wall be oneV thirtysccord of an inch thick, the punch'bore will be one 'sixteenth of an inch vsmaller than the collet cut by the Y punch. But as thecork disk is compressif ble, it can be -readily squeezed down the punch bore by the plunger. A side opening 25 is made in the block member 7, and a side opening 26 is provided in the punch member 10, comes opposite the slot 25 when the punch is raised. The cork disks *20, are

placed `in a hopperr 27, mounted on a plate 28, both members, being carried by ani-arm 29 from the block 7 The lowerm'ostork in the hopper is pushed'across the plate'28,

' 2o that is even with the slot 25, into the tubu At this portionthe bore lar punch opening.

of the punch is'slightly enlarged to admit vf the corks; -and the bore is thereupon converged to its lower cutting end; and1v ras wthe plunger 21 is brought down to force the cork disk through the punch, the disk will be compressed in diameter, but 'as soon aait emerges from the punch it will 'expand 'to its.

l former size. The punch'cu'tter that cuts the 30 collet of paper, is made to extend but a very short distance into the die plate bore; and the cut collet will remain in thebore of the die plate adjacent the end of the punch. But

the cork diskbeing forced down through-the l punch by the plunger, Willmeet the collet in f the die plate; and the continued advance of `the plunger will drive both the collet and the d co'rk disk down through the die plate, and

into the cap positioned below the die plate 4o openipg. The cork disks ,are fed from the pile inthe hopper 271, along the plate 28 into,the punch, by a slide 30, having a lug 31 projecting I 1 down through' a slot 32, in the plate 28, and

This -loar has a' .fast-to an actuator bar .33.

slot 331 at its other end that rides on a spindle 34 rotatable in uprights 35 and 36, on the table. This bar is provided .with la transverse slotted bar 37 inwhose slot 371 rides a roller 38 carried vby a gear 39, rotatable on bracket-2. This gear is driven from gear 40 on shaft 4, through a gear 41. 'On rotation vof gear 39, the roller will cause'the slide 30 to reciprocate, and each time its end will en.

-. ga e the lowermostcork disk in the hopper,

spindle 48, and carries link 46 the other link lbeing carried an arm 49, fast to spindle 48.- A spring 50 between lever 47 andthe table pulls the lever downward and presses the roller 45 up 'against the roller 42;' these 70 i two rollers being rotated at the' same surface speed by their engaging gears. Spindle 34. has' a ratchetwh'eel 51 fast thereon, and a paWl 52 is pivoted-.on an arm 53, loose on spindle 34, and engages the ratchet Wheel 5.1. "75, The pawl arm is pressed against a post 54, l o n the table by a spring 55, between the arm and the bracket 2. .An'abutment 56, on the arm 37 of the sliding bar 33, strikes the pawl at the latter part of the stroke of'the bar, 80` and causes the pawl 52 to engage the ratchet wheel 51 and rotate thel two rollers 42 and 45, thus advancing the paper strip' 57 ontop of the die plate under the4 punch. On the return of the bar, the springj55 will return S5 the pawl arm, for another advancing stroke when the bar returns, to again feed the paper. The caps are fed along the-tableunder the die plate by an endless .belt 6l), carriedjby rollers .61 and. ,62.14 rlhe gear 44 on the 90- spindle 441 of the lower roller 45, meshes with a gear 63, on a spindle 64 rotatably carried .by a bracket 65 under the-table. A.' bevel gear 66 is fast to gear/63 and lmeshes with a bevel gear67 fastv to a-spindle 68 car- 95 ried in brackets A69, 70, under the table. Spindle '68 4carriesroller- 62; by which means the belt is intermittentl advanced' t0 bring another' cap under'the '(ieplateeaperture at each advance'of the'paper strip.. Roller 61 11.10 is supported-by brackets :71s and 72, fast under the table, as best 'shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention,

I what l claim is 1. An apertured die-block, an annular die punch cooperating withjthedip block to cut a collet, meansto eed a strip intermittently-i between v the die i; members tov have,` a collet cut therefrom, a sup ort ,below the die block aperture,.nie'ans toeed caps intermittently 110 under thedie block aperture to receive the respective. cohete, means-for feeding disks into the annular-punch, andl a' plunger operable through Ythel punch vbore and through the` die Vblock aperture to force a'collet and fa 115 vdisk down into eachv cap positioned belowthe die block aperture. f

' 2.l An apertured die block an. annular die punch coperatingwith the die blockto cut a collet, vmeans to'feedl a strip' intermittently 120 v between the .diel members'toihave a scollet cut therefrom, a sup ort below the die block aperture; means to eed caps-interimttently .underthe die block aperture' to receive the' respective collets, means-for feeding disks 1`25 into the punch bore,v a plunger operable through the punch bore and through the die block aperture to force'a collet and a disk down into each cap' positioned below the die block aperture, the punch' having its bore 130- compressible disk to. be forced'down therethrou h by the plunger. 3. apertured d1e block, an annular die .punch cooperating with the die block -to cut a collet, means to eed a stri between the die members to therefrom,

intermittently ave a collet cut a support below the die block aperture, means to feed `caps intermittently under the die block aperture to receive the respective collets, means for feeding disks into the punch bore, a plunger voperable through the punch bore and through the die block aperture to force a collet and a disk down into each cap positioned below the die block aperture, m'eans to reci rocate the punch, and means to drive the p unger down through the punch in its lowered position to force the disk and collet down into the positioned cap.

4. An apertured die block, an annular die punch cooperating with the die. block to cut a collet, means to feed a stri intermittently between the die members to have a collet cut therefrom, a support below the die block aperture, means to feed caps intermittently under the die block aperture to receive the r respective-=c`ollets, means for feeding disks into .the punch bore, a plunger operable through the punch bore `and through the die block aperture to force a collet and a disk down into each cap ositioned below the die aperture, the punch) verging downwardly to receive therein a compressible disk to be forced down therethrough by the plunger, means to reciprocateA the-punch, and means to drive the having its bore conplunger down through the unch' to force the compressible disk throug the punch on to the cut collet in the die block aperture and to then drive both stopper and disk down into the positioned cap.

5. An apertured die block, an annular die punch cooperating with the die block to cut a collet, meanslto feed a strip intermittently between the die members to have a collet cut therefrom, 'a support ,below the die block aperture, means to feed caps intermittently under the die block aperture to receive the respective collets, means for feeding disks into the punch bore, a plunger operable through the punch bore and through the die block aperture to force a collet and a disk down into each` cap ositioned below. the die aperture, the puncli comprising an a ertured block havin an annular cutting ri ai the lower end of the bore which fits into the die block aperture to cut the collet, the block having the bore diverging upward .to receive a disk as large as the collet cut by the unch.

6. An apertured die block, a tub ar die punch havlng a lateral opening to receive a disk into its bore, means for operating the punch to cut a collet, a plunger operable through lthe'bore of the punch, and means for operating the plunger to force a disk fed into the punch opening down through the punch on to the cut collet and to drive both colletand disk down into a cap positioned l below the die block.

HENRY A. OLSSON. Witnesses:

W. DWIGHT Tnnsn, ADOLPH. BRINKHELMN. 

